A new report is out that shows a lower level of rejection with transplants from the same gender, with the Y chromosome responsible, but female recipients of male kidneys have not had poor results. BD
The gender of donor and recipient plays a larger role in kidney transplants than previously assumed. Female donor kidneys do not function as well in men – due to their smaller size. Women have a higher risk of rejecting a male donor kidney. Therefore, in the future, gender should be considered more in the allocation of donor kidneys, say researchers from Basel and Heidelberg.
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